# query

The ->query() method for the SurrealDB SDK for PHP runs a set of SurrealQL statements against the database.

Runs a set of [SurrealQL statements](/docs/reference/query-language.md) against the database.

```php title="Method Syntax"
$db->query($query, $vars)
```

## Arguments
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            <th colspan="2" scope="col">Arguments</th>
			<th colspan="2" scope="col">Type</th>
            <th colspan="2" scope="col">Description</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Arguments">
                <code>$query</code>
                <label label="required" />
            </td>
			<td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Type">
				<code>string</code>
			</td>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Description">
                Specifies the SurrealQL statements.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Arguments">
                <code>$vars</code>
               <label label="optional" />
            </td>
			<td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Type">
				<code>associative array</code>
			</td>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Description">
                Assigns variables which can be used in the query.
            </td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

## Example usage
```php
// Assign the variable on the connection
$result = db->query(
	'CREATE person SET name = "John"; SELECT * FROM type::table($tb);',
	[ "tb" => "person" ]
);

// Get the first result from the first query
$created = $result[0]->result[0];

// Get all of the results from the second query
$people = $result[1]->result;
```